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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
4
James Chirnside announces Republican candidacy for sheriff at the August 15 1911 primaries in Fairbury Nebraska. T A Johnson also declares as Republican candidate for sheriff at the August primaries in Fairbury Nebraska. Advertising rates and business notices listed for local readers.
The text notes 4476 wolves killed in Nebraska last year and a bounty claim, plus a claim that silo farming can cut costs and boost beef feed efficiency. It also reports on Sarah Bernhardt, the Divine Sarah, drawing nearly $1,000,000 gross from a tour ending June 21 after 25,000 miles, 103 cities, 285 performances in 238 days.
Mrs. Monroe revived a French rose love from her residence in France. The old Rose garden retains offshoots planted nearly a century ago. Hedges include La France Etoile de Lyon and Gloire de Dijon near the circle and south veranda with Paul Neyron blooms.
The legislature raised juror pay from two to three dollars per day, a change welcomed by farmers pulled from their work to serve. The piece contrasts farmer-jurors with professional ones and highlights Nebraska’s overlooked productivity in grains and grasses versus national mineral outputs.
George Pate reports postal savings deposits cannot be attacked by creditors in any state. He notes the Barberton Ohio bank opened with absolute secrecy for depositors and that courts cannot compel postmasters to reveal records.
Nebraska retailers must heed a stringent law effective July 10 punishing minors under eighteen who smoke or use tobacco. The statute allows prosecution relief if retailers furnish evidence to convict sellers of tobacco to minors.
Thomas A Edison states he has created a storage battery overcoming weight bulk and slow charging issues of current models. The new battery, light enough to fit a suitcase, could power a delivery wagon and be charged in four to five minutes. He predicts a revolution in surface car transportation with under-seat storage and rapid recharging from standard feeds.
The Black River Falls Journal notes the 1910 census enumerator collected over 8000 distinct occupations including bottling smoke, raising dogs for market, and harvesting rattlesnakes and walrus whiskers. It idly observes Uncle Sam’s curiosity about how every person earns a living and implies many remain unaware of others’ livelihoods.
Dr J Stenson Hooker advised at a London simple life conference that standing with feet planted and shoulders back while affirming wellness for several minutes nightly can shape one’s health. He claimed enduring physical and mental habits can make the positive outlook become reality.
A cryptic excerpt features a weary figure named Mr New pop and a reply about twins. The text mixes dialogue with archival narration, hinting at struggle and fatigue. No clear event or identifiable entities beyond generic names are present.
In New York City Miss Wini fred Gibbs known as the visiting cook teaches working class women how to buy and cook food to maximize nourishment and savings. Her efforts under the New York Society for the Improvement of the Condition of the Poor aid tenement families and inspire similar programs in other communities.
A humorous verse tells of a hardware man who buys trinkets for a girl using misdirected funds from various trades. It playfully suggests that a savvy local dealer always advertises his stock.
A Boston Traveler excerpt shows a parent scolding a son who admits a street fight and asserts another boy said the father is to blame. The exchange unfolds before bystanders, revealing friction over public embarrassment and paternity claims.
A February 1844 incident aboard the Princeton during a Potomac River voyage with President Tyler and cabinet members ended when a gun exploded at the breech. Five officials died including Abel Upshur and Thomas Gilmer. Virgil Maxcy survived thanks to a witticism by Robert M. Williams.
Mrs Hugh Fraser recounts historian Prescott who kept a cake of soap on his writing table and chewed it constantly claiming people should be clean inside as well as out. The anecdote appears in her account of life in Rome.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt explains the eye’s front convex lens acts like a burning glass. Direct sun viewing or mirror reflections can burn the retina, while objects with a pin between sun and eye do not harm the eye if rays are not focused inside the eyeball. The lens changes curvature to focus objects at different distances.
The telegram orders immediate homecoming as a man arrives to a scene where his wife and child react with a shouted greeting. No further context but a tense domestic scene implied by the rushed return.
A caller reports a wife’s serious accident after a car strike that also involved a dog. Jones asks in an excited tone whether the dog was a fox terrier with black shoulder spots.
Mabel asks if the person just told is about a mace and Maude and whether it is all that fine, as noted in the Toledo Blade.
A terse remark argues that rebuke should stem from necessary correction rather than mere insult, condemning baseless mockery as a sign of dullness. The statement frames rebuke as purposeful discipline, not gratuitous offense.
An election tale from Hungary describes an electioneering atmosphere in a Hungarian constituency. Mr. R W Beton Wat jwest recounts the period leading to the election and notes the immediate results following it.
Report notes a local training dispute where athletes discuss a strict three mile limit. Officials confirm a measured route and timing tests to ensure fair conditions for the upcoming race.
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